Dani Jones, a four-time NCAA champion at the University of Colorado, has turned professional by signing with Hawi Management, the agency announced on Monday.

We are honored to announce that USTFCCCA Athlete of the Year @dani_jonesss has selected HAWI Management for representation in her professional running career. Dani is a 4x NCAA Champion (3x as an individual & one relay). #WelcomeDani #GoDani #HAWIFamily https://t.co/fM3CpTwD8o pic.twitter.com/1MYUktteQh

— HAWI Management (@hawisports) May 4, 2020

Jones has yet to announce a shoe sponsor. She announced on Monday afternoon that she has joined Joe Bosshard's training group that includes Emma Coburn, Dom Scott, Aisha Praught-Leer and other top distance runners.

The 2018 NCAA Cross Country individual champion is the second high profile collegiate track and field athlete to go pro in 2020 after the indoor season was cut short and the outdoor campaign canceled due to COVID-19. Wisconsin’s Alicia Monson signed with Total Sports last month.

Jones, like the rest of Division I spring sport athletes, had the option to return to school for a sixth year to run her final season of outdoor track in 2021. Ultimately, however, the senior decided to wade into the professional world, albeit one that is facing uncertainties like many other economies across the globe.

“We have to be as patient as we can, focus on training, and be hopeful that opportunities will present themselves,” Jones said in a Fast Women newsletter.

Along with her crowning achievement in 2018, Jones won national titles in the 2019 outdoor 5,000m as well as the 2017 indoor 3,000m and distance medley relay. Her 4:27.88 mile and 15:17.11 5,000m from this past indoor season are both top 10 marks in NCAA history.